Affirmative Action: Ten lessons learnt from recent case law
The Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (EEA) was established to achieve equity in the workplace through the elimination of unfair discrimination and the implementation...
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ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment adopted
The employment and labour department has called on employers to ensure that their policies are in line with the recently adopted International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention on Violence and Harassment.
The Convention was adopted at the Centenary International…
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Violence and harassment in the workplace: The latest from the ILO
On 21 June 2019, the International Labour Conference (ILO) in Geneva, adopted a new Convention and Recommendation titled the “Convention Concerning the Elimination of Violence...
Ministerial task team on gender-based violence at universities set up
A ministerial task team on sexual harassment and gender-based violence in South African universities has been set up.
In a statement, the higher education and training department confirmed that the task team is appointed for 12 months with effect from June 2019.…
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Global employment and labour law update
Welcome to the second edition of our quarterly Global Employment Law Update. Working with lawyers from our international team, we have identified key trends in...
#Metoo in the workplace: How to prevent and address sexual harassment
Introduction
Awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace has become particularly pronounced over recent years due to rising awareness on social media platforms following the #METOO...
Is your workplace “a lonely hearts club?”
In Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited v UASA obo Steve Pietersen the Labour Court, delivered a scathing judgment wherein it criticised a CCMA commissioner for taking...
Gender discrimination and sexual harassment in the 21st century – What does the law say?
As women, we are taught from a very young age to take on many different roles. From daughter to wife to mother, and now, successful...
Forced marriage through Ukuthwala is now a criminal offence
The act of a man abducting a girl or young woman for the purposes of conducting a forced marriage was yesterday declared to be a...
Protect women from violence through better use of law
Last week was International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. One of the ways to raise awareness and combat this offence is to...
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Demanding access – Privacy and social media
The use of social media platforms increases the threat to privacy quite simply because of the medium being used for communication. While it does not...
Gauteng attorney’s piece on ‘Ukuthwala’ earns top honours
“One of the fundamental ideals set out in the Preamble of the Constitution is the attainment of a society based on social justice. This ideal...
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LexisNexis Legal Solutions aids women’s equality
World Day of Social Justice, commemorated annually on 20 February, is significant to LexisNexis’ mandate of promoting the Rule of Law thanks to its focus...
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